The Philippines has a tropical climate with two seasons - a rainy season from May to November and a dry season from December to April. It also experiences typhoons from June to October. The Filipino people are a mixture of different ethnicities including Malay, Chinese, Negrito, Indian, European and American. There are several indigenous ethnic groups like Igorots, Mangyans, Badjao and Tagbanua as well as non-indigenous groups. There are two main theories on the origins of Filipinos - the migration theory which proposes they came in waves of migration, and the core population theory which suggests a core population that was joined by others over time who shared a common culture.

1. Country’s Climate

2. The Philippines, situated at the Torrid Zone, has a tropical climate. The country has two seasons, dry and wet.

3. Rainy season occurs from May to November, while dry season occurs from December to April. The country experiences typhoon from June to October.

4. The Filipino People

5. The Filipino people is a harmonious mixture of diversity and homogeneity. Within the blood veins of the Filipinos are the blends of their forefathers from Malay, Chinese, Negrito, Indian, European, and American lineage.

6. Philippine Ethnic groups distribution

7. Igorots

8. Mangyans

9. Badjao

10. Tagbanua

11. Lumad

12. T’boli

13. Aetas

14. Non-Indigenous Ethnic Groups

15. Non-Indigenous Ethnic Groups

16. Non-Indigenous Ethnic Groups

17. Theories on the Origin of Filipinos

18. Migration Theory According to Beyer, the ancestors of the Filipinos came in waves of migration.

19. Migration Theory “Dawn Man” Negritos Indonesians Malays

20. Core Population Theory According to this theory, the inhabitants of the Philippines consist of a core population to which came accretions of the people who moved in from the region

21. Core Population Theory The movement of the people are erratic rather than in sequential waves They share common cultural traits or base culture